Thomas Arme
Research Assistant
Tom worked with us from November 2021 until September 2023. His primary project aimed to i) quantify the effective breeding population of Schistosoma mansoni adult worms, from larvae collected from infected individuals using genetic markers and population genetic analyses, and ii) evaluate the changes in the composition of adult worm mating pairs and survival after deworming treatment. In addition, he lead another project utilising nanopore long-read sequencing to investigate RNA splicing in different life-stages of S. mansoni.
Now he aims to continue his studies, starting on the Wellcome Trust Integrative Infection Biology PhD programme at the University of Glasgow.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0485-2361
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-arme-542377204/
Twitter: @thomas_arme
Publications
Lim RM, Arme TM, Pedersen AB, Webster JP, Lamberton PHL. (2023) Defining schistosomiasis hotspots based on literature and shareholder interviews. Trends in Parasitology. 39 (12): 1032-1049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2023.09.006
Alharbi MH, Condemine C, Hesketh J, Kayuni SA, Arme TM, Archer J, Jones S, LaCourse EJ, Makaula P, Musaya J, Stothard JR. (2023) Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Malawi and Upper Shire River, Mangochi District, Malawi: Distribution, Genetic Diversity and Pre-Patent Schistosome Infections. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 8 (2): 126. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8020126
Arme TM, Lia RP, Annoscia G, Casalino E, Pombi M and Otranto D. (2019) Survival of Phortica variegata experimentally and naturally infected with Thelazia callipaeda. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12419